May Madge (De Priest) Hopson (1882 - 1948)

Born 27 Jun 1882 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Died 5 Jul 1948 at age 66 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States

Biography

May (De Priest) Hopson is a part of US Black heritage.

May was born in 1882 in Tennessee. She was the daughter of Randall De Priest and Narcissa Bradford. In 1900 she was living with her parents in Salina, Kansas.^[1]

She married Walter W. Hopson. In 1920 they were living in Wagoner, Oklahoma. Walter was a physician.^[2] In 1930 they were living in Los Angeles with their children Walter Junior, 17, and Marie, 12.^[3]

She died on 5 July 1948 in Los Angeles, California.^[4][5] She was buried in Evergreen Cemetery.^[6][7]

Research notes

Her death certificate says she was born 1892, as does Find A Grave, but earlier sources have her born closer to 1882.

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMYK-GGF : accessed 1 April 2021), May De Priest in household of Randall De Priest, Salina city Ward 3, Saline, Kansas, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 122, sheet 18B, family 392, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,498.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJ9Q-8CK : 3 February 2021), M De Prest Hobson in entry for Walter W Hobson, 1920.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCVN-GBW : accessed 2 April 2021), May D Hopson in household of Walter W Hopson, Los Angeles (Districts 0251-0500), Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 321, sheet 17B, line 61, family 278, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 145; FHL microfilm 2,339,880.
4. ↑ "California Death Index, 1940-1997," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VPQY-6VQ : 26 November 2014), Mae Hopson, 05 Jul 1948; Department of Public Health Services, Sacramento.
5. ↑ "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89SV-X5WW?cc=2001287&wc=FPV1-SP8%3A285176601%2C1387697703 : 26 September 2019), Los Angeles, Los Angeles > Death certificates 1948 no 10600-12830 > image 814 of 2805; California State Archives, Sacramento.
6. ↑ "California, Los Angeles, Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery, Deceased Card File Index, 1877-1989", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ZDRR-N2MM : 16 May 2020), Mae Hopson, 1948.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #152138323, database and images (accessed 02 April 2021), memorial page for Mae M DePriest Hopson (Jun 1892–1948), citing Evergreen Cemetery, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA ; Maintained by Pam (contributor 48523084).

• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGLW-5V1N : 1 March 2021), Mae Madge Depriest in entry for Lulla Mae Hopson, 21 Jul 1924; citing Birth, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States, California State Archives, Sacramento.
• "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGDP-68W8 : 1 March 2021), Mae M Depriest in entry for Lulla Mae Hopson, 1924.